[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 81 (Wednesday, June 21, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1244]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        CONGRATULATING BUD FAYE

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                            HON. ROB SIMMONS

                             of connecticut

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 21, 2006

  Mr. SIMMONS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate my good 
friend, Bud Faye of Groton, Connecticut for his being recognized as the 
2005 Connecticut Small-Business Champion by the National Federation of 
Independent Business (NFIB). I have long considered Bud to be a shining 
example of what an American small business owner should be, so I am 
glad that NFIB has recognized his successful career with this 
prestigious award.
  For 22 years, Bud has owned Pop and Mum's Restaurant-Car Wash-
Laundromat and Dry Cleaning in Groton. Here, one of his proudest 
innovations was establishing a link between the gas dryers used in his 
laundromat and the hot water supply for this car wash. As a result, on 
a busy day he can rely on the excess heat from the dryers in use to 
heat the hot water for the car wash operation.
  When he is not running his business, Bud is active in the community, 
co-chairing the Groton Business Association and the Military Community 
Council. He was the driving force behind the formation of the NFIB/
Connecticut Southeastern Area Action Council--a group of active small-
business owners in southeastern Connecticut. Bud even worked to make 
computers at a local high school available so residents of a local 
retirement home can e-mail friends and family. These efforts have 
consistently helped make southeastern Connecticut a better place not 
only to do business, but to live.
  In addition to his work in these areas, the people of Connecticut and 
in fact the entire nation will long be indebted to Bud for his tireless 
efforts to help save the Groton-New London Naval Submarine Base from 
closure. First in 1993 and again in 2005, Bud helped to form and lead a 
group of local business owners and community leaders who lobbied 
against the base closure plan--a plan that would have led to the loss 
of tens of thousands of jobs and removed billions of dollars from 
Connecticut's economy. Bud's efforts clearly demonstrated deep local 
support for the base, which was an important factor when the decision 
was made to keep it open.
  Each year, NFIB singles out a small-business owner in all 50 States 
for special recognition and honors them with its prestigious Small-
Business Champion award. Bud Faye is a worthy recipient of this award, 
and I am proud to add my voice to the countless others that have 
thanked him for helping make Groton a better place to live, work, and 
raise a family.
  Thank you, Bud, and congratulations.

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